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Getting Started with TI InterActive! 15
TII_GettingStarted.doc Getting Started with TI InterActive! Karen Davis Revised: 8/22/03 12:20 PM Printed: 8/25/03 8:04 AM Page 15 of 64
For this operation:
Type this:
Or click this:
×
(multiply)
*
p
÷
à
e
–
(subtract or negate)
–
(hyphen)
|
x
sqrt(
x
)
‡
x
2
x
^
2
x
2
x
–1
x
^
–1
x
–1
y
x
y
^
x
Z
e
x
#e
^
(
x
)
e
x
p
pi
p
i
(imaginary number)
#i
i
Let variable
x
= value
y
x
:=
y
:=
Store value
y
to variable
x
y
À
x
or
y
=:
x
§
Using the TI Math Palette, you can change the appearance
properties of the entry and the result independently. You can
even hide the entry or its result.
Some of the properties you can control include:
¦
The font, size, and color used for the entry or result.
¦
Whether the result is displayed on the next line or the same
line as the entry.
¦
Whether the entry or result is displayed in text format,
such as
(x^2)/(4y)
, or in math format, such as
x
2
4y
.
¦
Whether the entry or result is shown or hidden. You cannot
hide both.
Keystroke and
Math Palette
equivalents
TIP
: Click the Catalog
button
on the
Math Palette for a list
of all TI InterActive!
functions and
symbols.
TIP
: Click the
a
drop-down menu to
find the
q
character.
This character is
also available from
the X key.
Appearance of
items in a Math
Box